Leviticus 24:17

“And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.] With the sword, as the Targum of Jonathan adds; which restrains it to any man of the children of Israel, but wrongly; for the original law respects any man whatever, (<010906>Genesis 9:6); and so it does here; (see Gill on “<022112>Exodus 21:12”).”

“he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death--These verses contain a repetition of some other laws, relating to offenses of a social nature, the penalties for which were to be inflicted, not by the hand of private parties, but through the medium of the judges before whom the cause was brought.”

“He that killeth - This law is repeated here, to prevent the mischievous effects of men's striving together, which as here it caused blasphemy, so it might in others lead to murder. Leviticus 24:22”

“24:17 Because human life was patterned after the life of God himself (Gen 1:26, 27), murder was a blasphemous act. It required the same penalty as oral blasphemy (Gen 9:6). For a similar law and its qualifiers, see Exod 21:12-14.”

“And he: Gen 9:5, Gen 9:6; Exo 21:12-14; Num 35:31; Deu 19:11, Deu 19:12 killeth any man: Heb. smiteth the life of a man Leviticus 24:18”

“The decision asked for from God concerning the crime of the blasphemer, who was the son of an Egyptian, and therefore not a member of the congregation of Jehovah, furnished the occasion for God to repeat those laws respecting murder or personal injury inflicted upon a man, which had hitherto been given for the Israelites alone ( Exo 21:12.), and to proclaim their validity in the case of the foreigner also ( Lev 24:17, Lev 24:21, Lev 24:22). To these there are appended the kindred commandments concerning the killing of cattle ( Lev 24:18, Lev 24:21, Lev 24:22), which had not been given, it is true, expressis verbis, but were contained implicite in the rights of Israel ( Exo 21:33.), and are…”